Kathleen Turner Quotes
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The last romantic novel I think I read was 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles.'
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Early on I saw the plastic quality in colored people and had friends among them; and later was to work from colored models and friends, including Paul Robeson, whose splendid head I worked from in New York. I tried to draw Chinamen in their quarter, but the Chinese did not like being drawn and would immediately disappear when they spotted me.
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I am not maternal at all. I don't have any kids.
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Using the power you derive from the discovery of the truth about racism in South Africa, you will help us to remake our part of the world into a corner of the globe on which all - of which all of humanity can be proud.
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We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect. The judgement of the intellect is only part of the truth.
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I learned early on that in the real world, the masks of tragedy and comedy adorn the proscenium of every life.
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If a man is pictured chopping off a woman's breast, it only gets a R rating, but if, God forbid, a man is pictured kissing a woman's breast, it gets an X rating. Why is violence more acceptable than tenderness?
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Each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.
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And if you want a commander in chief who will fulfill the most solemn obligation of the president to keep this nation safe, then support a candidate who has demonstrated the commitment, the judgment, the experience, the clarity of vision, to identify our enemy, to call it by its name, radical islamic terrorism.
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The white man, in his press, is going to identify me with 'hate.'
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You say 'African music' and you think 'tribal drumming.' But there's a lot of African music that's like James Brown, and a lot, too, that sounds very Hispanic.
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The man who didn't want his wife to work has been succeeded by the man who asks about her chances of getting a raise.
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Being a professional cricketer, you have to adapt to the conditions quickly. It takes time to get rhythm when you are constantly traveling from one country to another.
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It's just my goal to deliver the best story I can, and I want to make sure each book is better than the last, and in order to do that, I have to take chances.
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If somebody gives me his hand, I will not look at him with suspicion.
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The publishing of a book is a worldwide event. The attempt to suppress a book is a worldwide event.
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I've met so many of my idols, but the one person that has eluded me is Bono. But because he's done 'Spider-Man,' I keep thinking maybe, through a Broadway connection, somehow our paths will eventually merge.
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I think every role is always exciting and intimidating. I've never had a role where I wasn't intimidated by it.
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From start to finish, this movie is obviously about God. He is the main character. How is is possible that we live as though it is about us?
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I think you have to plan ahead. When I go to the market on a Saturday, and I'm buying for family and friends, I'm thinking about what I'm going to eat on the weekend but also about what I'm going to make for the following week.
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To date or not to date that is the question. It's almost as important as Shakespeare's to be or not to be which deals with death.
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One man puts the fire out, the other lights the fuse.
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Be a good example and a positive ambassador for vegan living, and be patient and understanding with people who aren't vegan. Support any move non-vegans make away from animal consumption toward plant-based eating. Nurture even small positive steps, as these tend to empower people and build momentum toward bigger steps.
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I'm not a New York snob.
